LGBT-Parent Families

1. Front Matter

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2. Research: Overview Chapters

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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3. Research: Overview Chapters

   1. Lesbian and Gay Parenting Post-Heterosexual Divorce and Separation

      • Fiona Tasker

      Pages 3-20

   2. Lesbian-Mother Families Formed Through Donor Insemination

      • Henny Bos

      Pages 21-37

   3. Lesbian and Gay Adoptive Parents and Their Children

      • Rachel H. Farr, Charlotte J. Patterson

      Pages 39-55

4. Research: Understudied Topics and Groups

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      Pages 57-57

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5. Research: Understudied Topics and Groups (each chapter about 25 pages)

   1. How Lesbians and Gay Men Decide to Become Parents or Remain Childfree

      • Nancy J. Mezey

      Pages 59-70

   2. Gay Men and Surrogacy

      • Dana Berkowitz

      Pages 71-85

   3. Where Is the “B” in LGBT Parenting? A Call for Research on Bisexual Parenting

      • Lori E. Ross, Cheryl Dobinson

      Pages 87-103

   4. Transgender-Parent Families

      • Jordan B. Downing

      Pages 105-115

   5. “These Are Our Children”: Polyamorous Parenting

      • Maria Pallotta-Chiarolli, Peter Haydon, Anne Hunter

      Pages 117-131

   6. Race and Ethnicity in the Lives of Sexual Minority Parents and Their Children

      • Mignon R. Moore, Amy Brainer

      Pages 133-148

   7. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Parents and the Question of Gender

      • Stephen Hicks

      Pages 149-162

   8. The “Second Generation”: LGBTQ Youth with LGBTQ Parents

      • Katherine Kuvalanka

      Pages 163-175

   9. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Grandparents

      • Nancy A. Orel, Christine A. Fruhauf

      Pages 177-192

   10. Place Matters: LGB Families in Community Context

       • Ramona Faith Oswald, Elizabeth Grace Holman

       Pages 193-208

   11. LGBT Parents and Their Children: Non-Western Research and Perspectives

       • Carien Lubbe

       Pages 209-223

   12. LGBT Parents and the Workplace

       • Eden B. King, Ann H. Huffman, Chad I. Peddie

       Pages 225-237

6. Applications: Clinical Work, Policy, and Advocacy

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      Pages 239-239

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7. Applications: Clinical Work, Policy, and Advocacy (each chapter 25-35 pages)

   1. Clinical Work with LGBTQ Parents and Prospective Parents

      • Arlene Istar Lev, Shannon L. Sennott

      Pages 241-260

LGBT-Parent Families is the first handbook to provide a comprehensive examination of this underserved area. Reflecting the nature of this issue, the volume is notably interdisciplinary, with contributions from scholars in psychology, sociology, human development, family studies, gender studies, sexuality studies, legal studies, social work, and anthropology. Additionally, scholarship from regions beyond the U.S. including England, Australia, Canada, and South Africa is presented. In addition to gender and sexuality, all contributors address issues of social class, race, and ethnicity in their chapters.

• Bisexual
• Bisexual parenting
• Child development
• Clinical work with LGBTQ parents
• Co-parenting
• Families formed through donor insemination
• Gay Men and Surrogacy
• Gay fathers
• Gender identity
• Gender roles
• Gender studies
• LGBT
• LGBT families
• LGBTQ Parents
• Lesbian and Gay Adoptive Parents
• Lesbian and Gay Parenting
• Lesbian mothers
• Polyamorous parenting
• Post-heterosexual divorce
• Qualitative research on LGBT families
• Schools and LGBT parent families
• Transgender
• Transgender parent families

From the reviews:

“LGBT-Parent Families: Innovations in Research and Implications for Practice edited by Abbie Goldberg and Katherine Allen is a cohesive and thorough collection of what is known about lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) parents and their families. … an excellent resource for graduate students and professors, as well as for clinicians and consultants working with LGBT-parent families. … the chapters in this volume would be excellent resources for students learning to critically evaluate scholarly work, as the authors very thoughtfully do this.” (Richard Niolon, PsycCRITIQUES, Vol. 58 (26), June, 2013)

"Professors Goldberg and Allen have assembled a group of top-notch researchers and scholars with expertise on a vast array of topics relevant to sexual and gender minority parents and families. The result is a handbook that addresses the current state of the science, including what we know and what we have yet to learn about these increasingly common family forms. Researchers, teachers, service providers, attorneys, and policy makers will want to have this book on their shelf." (Gregory M. Herek, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, University of California, Davis)

“This first-rate handbook provides a comprehensive, astute, and accessible view of LGBT-parent families. With contributions from an interdisciplinary and international group of leading scholars, this volume covers every contemporary topic concerning LGBT families, including transgender parenting and LGBTQ youth with LGBTQ parents. Co-editors Drs. Goldberg and Allen have done an outstanding job in assembling experts to present overviews of the research and suggest applications for clinical work, policy, and advocacy. I highly recommend that this book be included in college and post-graduate social science courses on family life. This manual is essential reading for all clinicians.”  (Nanette Gartrell, MD, Williams Institute Visiting Distinguished Scholar, UCLA School of Law, Principal Investigator, U.S. National Longitudinal Lesbian Family Study)

• , Department of Psychology, Clark University, Worcester, USA

  Abbie E. Goldberg

• , Department of Human Development, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State, Blacksburg, USA

  Katherine R. Allen

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